Georgia soldier guilty of murder

SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) — A Fort Stewart soldier who was the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the “fear” militia group s now facing serious charges.

Private Isaac Aguigui was found guilty during his court-martial Thursday for killing his wife and unborn child in 2011. He is also implicated in ordering the deaths of a local couple later that year.

The slain couple’s family is now looking to the U.S.Army for payback.

The family of York and Roarke said evidence that was presented in court this week reinforce their belief that the army could have prevented the murder of their children.

The court martial inside the Fort Stewart building against Private Isaac Aguigui came years too late for some especially the parents of the two teens: Michael Roarke and Tiffany York.

The slain couple’s parents filed a 10 page wrongful death claim against the U.S. Army.

In it is says:

“Despite the wealth of incriminating evidence, the army negligently failed even to classify Sgt. Deidre Aguigui’s death as a homicide, much less arrest and prosecute Pvt. Isaac Aguigui for her murder until April, 3, 2013 or almost two years later.”

Actions they said lead to their childrens’ death, and that’s why they’re seeking $30 million in damages.

The military investigated Aguigui but when a medical examiner ruled the death undetermined, no charges were brought against him. About five months after his wife’s death, Aguigui admitted in court he ordered people to kill Michael Roark and Tiffany York.
Roark’s parents live out of state and spoke with us by phone.

They said information released this week in court reinforced their case:

“Michael and Tiffany’s deaths were entirely preventable and the army did not act upon the information that they had.”

One thing that really upset them, text messages the army got from Aguigui’s phone where he was telling people about how he was coming into a lot of money.

The army was contacted for a comment, but a spokesperson said they can’t comment on on-going litigation.

As for the men accused for pulling the trigger and killing Roark and York, they’re due back in court next Thursday.